Vance & Hines Baffles Difference
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Vance & Hines Baffles Difference
Cycle Gear sells Vance & Hines baffles for Harleys and metrics. One baffle is listed as a "quiet" baffle (manufacturer part no. 21301). The other baffle they offer is called a "Super Q" baffle, (manufacturer part no. 21912). Both sell for the same price. Does anyone know the difference between the two baffles? I am looking for a quieter baffle for my V&H 2-2 mufflers on my 2000 Heritage Springer.
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I have Tinnitus and deaf in the left ear and I need to minimize major noises. The baffles in my 2000 Heritage Springer are Vance & Hines (Softail Duals) True-Dual mufflers (part no. 16793). The baffles are flow thru, with no end caps. What kind of baffle, if not a Super Q or quiet baffle, can I get to quiet the beast?
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Wind is a bigger enemy to your ears than the exhaust noise. Invest in good ear plugs. I have tinnitus as well and nothing makes it worse than wind noise.
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I tried the quiet baffles on my big shots staggered. It lowered the noise by a few decibels but the big change was the tone. A lot lower than the previous baffles which seemed to subjectively reduce the noise more and got rid of the higher notes hurting the ears. That wasn't enough for me so I tried the Super Q's which lowered the decibels a few more and kept the tone the same. Overall from the original baffles on the big shots the Super Q's made a big difference in tone while being a little bit quieter. Haven't measured with a decibel meter though so this is all just observational. The Quiet Baffles and Super Q's only fit certain V&H's pipes so make sure you double check the fitment. Bottom line though is it was still a bit loud. The only way it seems to really quiet them down is to put the stocks back on. I have a set of stock exhaust in storage if I can't live with the big shots.
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